Receptacle handle



Feb. 26, 1935. I R. H-. LEWIS 1,992,378

BEGEPTACLE HANDLE Filed July 3. 1953 INVENTOR Robefl H Lewis ATTORNEYS time at. 26, less.

. RECEPTACLIE' HANDLE Robert :1. Lewis, Akron, Ohio, assignor to Firestone Battery Company, Akron, Ohio, a cor-.

v notation of Delaware Application July 3, 1933, Serial No. 678,765

scrum. (01. 1 -425) This invention relates to receptacles having one or more handles, and more especially it relates to receptacles composed of molded material and having removable metal handles secured thereto.

The invention is of primary utility in battery iar construction, wherein the large compartment jars are of such great weight as to make it impractical to mold the handles integral therewith.

This invention is an improvement of the construction covered by my Patent No. 1,903,185 granted March 28, 1933.

The chief objects of the invention are to provide an improved metal handle for molded receptacles, which handle will havegreater strength than similar handles heretofore provided; to avoid loosening of the handle after it is once applied to the receptacle; to provide a handle which does not materially increase the overall length of the receptacle; and.to provide a handle that includes abail, and so constructed that when used on battery jars the bail cannot fall onto the battery terminal and short-circuit the same- Other objects will be manifest in the following specification.

Of the accompanying drawing; I Figure 1 is an end elevation of a receptacle-constituting one embodiment of the invention; 7 Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an end elevation of another embodiment of the invention; and

Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 3.

In the illustrative embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing, the receptacle 20 is a compartment battery jar composed of molded dielectric material such as hard rubber, aspha'ltum, or other suitable composition, and 21 is a handle mounted upon the upper marginal portion of one of the end walls thereof. The external face of said end wall is formed with a rectangular recess 22 therein near the top thereof, said recess having its upper margin, at least, slightly undercut as shown at 23, Figure 2. The inner face of the end wall is recessed or rabbeted at 24, at the upper margin thereof.

The handle 21 comprises a small sheet of metal bent upon itself to provide leg portions21a and 21b and is provided with a cylindrical rod or bar 25 that has its end portions clamped in the loops of the metal at the juncture of leg portions 21a,

21b, and is formed with end flanges 25a, 25a disposed outside said loops. The respective leg portions 21b are connected by a web 210 at their lower ends, and the leg portions 211: are connected by a web 2141.

The. leg portions 21a are generally parallelnto the leg portions 21b, and are spaced apart there from, the lower end portion of each leg 21:: being bent at right angles to provide a horizontalportion 21c, which portion is formed'with a downwardly extending end portion 21!, the end portions 21 being connected by web 21d. The web 21d is positioned in recess or rabbet 24 formed in the front face of the end wall of receptacle 20, the leg portions 21 extending somewhat above the top of the receptacle so that horizontal leg portions 21c are spaced substantially above the top of the receptacle.

The members 21a, 21b of each pair of legs are drawn toward each other, to cause the handle structure firmly to grip the receptacle 20 and the hand-grip bar 25, by means of a bolt 26 that extends through suitable apertures in leg portions 21f and 21b and is provided on its end .with a nut 27. The bolts 26 are disposed below horizontal leg portions 21a, and overlie the upper margin of the receptacle. The leg portion 21b of the handle may be formed with marginal reinforcing ribs 29, 29 as shown. The lower margin 01 web 210 is formed with a pair of spaced apart angularly diient to flex somewhat under theaction of the bolt 26, with the result that subsequent slight'loosening of the screw will not cause the leg members to become loose on the receptacle. The parallel spaced arrangement of the legs 21a, 21b of the handle and the reinforcing of the legs by the bolt 26 prevents rattling oi the handle and provides a truss effect that adds greatly to the lateral rigidity of the handle so that the latter is not easily accidentally bent.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 3 and 4, the receptacle 30 is similar to receptacle20 previously described, and! is formed with a similar recess 31. The handle structure 32 difiers from that previously described in that it comprises a hand grip'portion consisting of a pivotally mounted ball 33. The bail consists of a metal rod that has its end portions 33a, 330 reversely bent so as to be directed toward each other as shown, each of said bends being a compound curve so that there is a horizontally disposed portion 33b that is relatively near the end portion 33a as compared to the major horizontal portion of the bail where it is gripped by the hand.

The bail is connected to the handle structure by means of its end portions 33a which are pivotally mounted in the loops or bends 34, 34 formed at the juncture of leg portions 32a, 32b of the handle structure. Said leg portions are substantially parallel, and are drawn firmly into engagement with the receptacle 30 by means of bolts 35, 35 provided with respective nuts 36, said bolts resting upon the top margin of the receptacle. The bends or loops 34 are not of semicircular contour, but are arcuate contiguous with leg portion 32b, and are straight and downwardly sloped therefrom toward leg portion 32a. The arrangement is such that if the bail 33 falls toward. the top of the receptacle, bail portions 33b will engage the straight sloped portions of the bends 34, as is shown in broken lines in Figure 4, and thereby support the bail in an inclined position so that it will not rest upon the terminals of a battery, when the handle is used on a battery jar.

The usual webs that connect the respective leg portions 32a, 32a and 32b, 32b of the handle are so constructed as to be positioned below the top margin of the receptacle 30 when the handle is mounted thereon, so that clamping means for holding the receptacle in a vehicle may engage the thereof and a recess on an outer facethereot below said upwardly extending portion, said recess defining aishoulder, said handle comprising a plurality of metallic loops, a hand-grip bar mounted through said loops, said loops being prodrawing said legs toward each other ti htly vided with downwardly extending inner and outer leg members, said members being spaced apart,

said inner leg members having a downwardly exbers having a portion thereon for engaging below the shoulder orrthe outer face of the box, and

a bolt extending through-the leg members for against the box, said leg members being spaced apart sufiiciently to permit tightening of said bol so as to spring said leg members without con tacting one another, whereby thebolts will not loosen under vibration.

2. A handle for a battery box comprising a pair of metallic loops each being formed with a top portion defining an abutment, and a bail having its end portions swivelled in said loops for pivotal movement, whereby the overall height of the battery box and handle may be reduced by swinging the bail to one side 'or the other, the bail end portions which are swiveled in the loops being bent toward each other, and the free portion of the bail being formed with a curved portion relatively close to said end portions as compared to the remaining hand grip portion of the bail, whereby said relatively close curved portions will engage said abutments 0n the loops and movement of the bail toward the top of the battery will be limited to prevent short circuiting of the terminals thereof by the ball, said loops being provided with downwardly extending, spaced apart leg members for engaging the box, and a bolt extending through each of the leg members for drawing said legs toward each other tightly against the box, said leg members being spaced apart sufliciently to permittightening of said bolt so as to spring said leg members without contacting one another, whereby the bolts will not loosen under vibration.

3. A handle for a battery box having an upwardly extending portion above an upper edge thereof and a recess on an outer face thereof below said upwardly extending portion, said recess defining a shoulder, said handle comprising a plurality of metallic loops and a bail having its end portions swivelled in said loops, said loops an .said bail ends being formed with abutmentsso hat the loops limit the movability of the bail over the battery box to prevent short-circuiting of the terminals thereof by the bail, said loopsbeing provided with downwardly extending inner and outer' leg members, said members being spaced apart, said inner leg member having a downwardly extending portion'ior engaging-the inner face of said upwardly projecting portion of the box above the upper edge of the latter, said outer leg member having a portion thereon for engaging below the shoulder on the outer face of the box, and a bolt extending through the leg members for drawing said legs toward each other tightly against the box. said leg members being spaced apart sufliciently to permit tightening of said bolt so as to spring said leg members without contacting one another whereby the handle will not rattle on the box and whereby the bolts will not loosen under vibration.

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